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Pituitary and Pineal Hormone Rhythms in Manic-Depression

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Human Pituitary Hormones

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Biological rhythms are an integral part of life. The day and night 24-hour period is present in almost all biological systems, remaining constant in various environments. This observation has led to the concept of endogenous biological clocks. The exact synchronisation of the 24-hour period also involves external synchronizers (“zeitgebers”). Besides circadian rhythms, living organisms also present shorter ultradian rhythms such as the REM period of sleep (paradoxical sleep) or longer infradian rhythms such as the menstrual cycle in female.

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  1. Universities of Brussels, Belgium

    J. Mendlewicz, E. Van Cauter, J. Golstein, L. Vanhaelst, P. Linkowski, M. L’Hermite & C. Robyn

  2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA

    U. Weinberg & E. D. Weitzman

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    E. van Cauter Ph. D.  & G. Copinschi M.D., Ph. D.  & 

  2. Thyroid Study Unit, The University of Chicago, USA

    E. van Cauter Ph. D.

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Mendlewicz, J. et al. (1981). Pituitary and Pineal Hormone Rhythms in Manic-Depression. In: van Cauter, E., Copinschi, G. (eds) Human Pituitary Hormones. Developments in Endocrinology, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8282-6_14

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